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Checking in With Chancellor May: How Our Research Partnerships Serve the World

Cody Kitaura — December 11, 2025 - 9:00am

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Checking In With Chancellor May: How We’re Using AI to Redefine Health Care

Cody Kitaura — November 20, 2025 - 11:30am

To the �鶹��ý community:

As an electrical engineer investigating early neural networks in the 1990s, I dreamed of a future where artificial intelligence, or AI, could build a healthier, more connected community. Today, that future has arrived, and �鶹��ý stands at the forefront of this transformation.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Cultivating the Future of Agriculture in California and Across the World

Cody Kitaura — October 16, 2025 - 11:15am

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Checking In with Chancellor May: Summer Programs Set the Stage for Success

Cody Kitaura — August 15, 2025 - 10:30am

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College readiness is key for students to succeed. From application to graduation, �鶹��ý invests in and supports students’ success, preparing new Aggies with a wide range of programs that build foundations for continued education and careers.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Research Mentorship Powers Undergraduate Success

Cody Kitaura — June 13, 2025 - 9:00am

To the �鶹��ý Community:

Today marks the beginning of the most exciting weekend of the year, as we celebrate a class of just over 8,000 students poised to continue their incredible growth and impact in careers and graduate schools with a diploma from �鶹��ý in hand.

As they step onto the stage, they understand that learning is not just about acquiring individual knowledge. It's about forging connections with mentors who expand knowledge, open new avenues of thinking and encourage students to transcend the boundaries they set for themselves.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Budget Outlook for �鶹��ý

Cody Kitaura — May 16, 2025 - 2:00pm

To the �鶹��ý community:

�鶹��ý has a long history of innovation and an extraordinary community of students, faculty, staff and alumni who make it the great institution it is. Today, we must tap our ingenuity, resilience and history of collaboration as we brace for unprecedented financial challenges.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Aggie Square Opens a New Era of Innovation and Connection

Cody Kitaura — April 18, 2025 - 11:35am

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Checking In With Chancellor May: Standing Up For Federal Research Funding

Cody Kitaura — March 21, 2025 - 3:45pm

To the �鶹��ý community:

We are navigating a number of issues that are changing rapidly, often by the day or hour. On Wednesday, I shared some information with faculty and staff after University of California President Michael V. Drake announced a systemwide hiring freeze designed to manage costs in the face of budget uncertainties.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering Our Student Entrepreneurs

Cody Kitaura — February 21, 2025 - 12:30pm

To the �鶹��ý Community:

The past few months have been challenging for all of us. We are navigating a complex national political landscape, budget constraints, operational challenges and, consequently, a period of deep uncertainty. Many members of our community have told me about the anxiety they are feeling — I feel it too.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Setting the Standard for Campus Sustainability

Cody Kitaura — January 17, 2025 - 12:00pm

To the �鶹��ý Community:

As the new year begins, our commitment to sustainable practices remains at the heart of �鶹��ý’ DNA. Students, faculty and staff are all determined to make our campus environmentally friendly, now and in the future.